COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M’s move to the Southeastern Conference in time for this football season also meant the Aggies needed to adjust their schedule in a short amount of time.

A couple of the results of that shuffling were announced Wednesday. The Aggies will now open their season on Aug. 30, a Thursday, against Louisiana Tech in Shreveport, La. A&M no longer will play McNeese State on Sept. 1 at Kyle Field. A&M athletic director Bill Byrne wrote in his weekly online address that the Aggies will pay McNeese $200,000 for the buyout.

The Aggies under first-year coach Kevin Sumlin also will play South Carolina State on Sept. 22 at Kyle. A&M must still announce a nonconference opponent for Nov. 17 at Kyle. A&M’s revamped schedule also means its 2012 home opener will serve as its SEC opener, when the Aggies play host to Florida on Sept. 8.

Louisiana Tech capped an 8-5 season with a 31-24 loss to TCU in the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego. The Aggies capped a 7-6 season with a 33-22 victory over Northwestern in the Meineke Bowl in Houston’s Reliant Stadium.

Louisiana Tech will play at Kyle Field in 2016 as part of the new agreement, Byrne said.